1、2016 届四川省成都七中高三上学期一诊模拟英语试题本试卷分第卷(选择题) 和第卷(非选择题 )两部分。满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt？A19.15 B9.18 C9.15答案是 C。1 How is the man helping
2、the woman?A. By buying her a street map.B. By telling her the address.C. By showing her the way on a map.2. What will the man do for the woman?A. Repair her car. B. Give her a ride. C. Pick up her aunt.3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professor. B. A department head. C. A company director.4. Ho
3、w does the man like the book?A. Quite disappointing. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple.5. What is the woman complaining about?A. There is no good news.B. It is colder than usual.C. They cant wear nice clothes.第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷
4、的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee. B. He wants to watch TV. C. He is too lazy.7. How may the woman feel about Harrys reply?1 A. Delighted. B. Disappointed. C. Painful.听第 7 段
5、材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What are the two speakers talking about?A. What to do tonight. B. What to eat tonight. C. Which cinema to go tonight.9. Where will the speakers go?A. The Green House Cinema. B. The New State Cinema. C. The UME Cinema.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How long will their trip last?A. About o
6、ne week. B. Only two days. C. It depends.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business. B. For shopping. C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passenger. B. Husband and wife. C. Fellow workers.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is this conver
7、sation?A. A job interview. B. A graduation ceremony. C. A training program.14. What does John do now?A. Hes a trainer. B. Hes a tour guide. C. Hes a college student.15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A. $10,500. B. $ 12,000. C. $ 15,000.16. How many people will be interviewed thes
8、e two days?A. Four. B. Three. C. Seven.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. How long has the speaker lived in a small town?A. Ten years. B. Eight years. C. Eighteen years.18. What is the speakers opinion on public transport?A. Its comfortable. B. Its time-saving. C. Its cheap.19. What is good about living in
9、 a small town?A. Its safer. B. Its healthier. C. Its more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?A. Busy. B. Colorful. C. Quiet.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。AOn a cool November day many years ago, I noticed a big
10、 black dog at our farm. I was very angry at his frequent turning up.I went to my father and told him how the dog had destroyed part of our crop. “Its all your2doing,” I said. “Why did you offer milk to him a few days ago? He wants us to adopt him now. ”“Why not?” asked my father. “We already have Mi
11、ke. He wont allow another dog to enter this place.” A few days later, however, poor Mike was hit by a bus and died. “Had I listened to you,” my father said, “we would have been without a dog now!”Kalu didnt take long to prove himself useful. Whenever he spotted a rat, he left everything aside even h
12、is food and dashed after it. At night when we slept, Kalu barked at the slightest noise like an alert (警惕的) guard.We had often heard about thieves in the area. One night at about 1:00 am, we were woken up by Kalus angry bark. “Could it be thieves?” my father whispered. My father shouted through a wi
13、ndow: “Whos there?” No reply. Kalus growls grew angrier. Suddenly we heard a man cry out: “Save me from this beast!”Armed with a stick, we went outside and saw that Kalu had pinned the man down on the ground. The man begged: “Save me, sir!” Most of his clothing had been torn and his legs and hands w
14、ere bloody. We managed to drag Kalu away. “Dont come here again,” my father ordered. The man disappeared into the darkness. As Kalu continued barking after the man, I saw my mother looking fondly at him through the window. Kalu got more popular in the family.Kalu lived with us faithfully for over se
15、ven years. When he went missing for three days and was found dead because of eating something poisonous, we were shocked.Our farm seemed desolate without Kalu. Over the years, we took in several more dogs, but none could match Kalus understanding and high spirits. The mean-looking stray (流浪狗) I didn
16、t want taught me to never judge anyone by his looks, whether a man or his best friend.21. Many years ago, the author _.A. blamed his father for adopting KaluB. was annoyed by Kalus constant appearanceC. thought Mike would welcome Kalu willinglyD. discussed with his father how to drive away Kalu22. W
17、e can infer from the text that _.A. Kalu showed off his ability of catching mice to prove himselfB. Kalus barking at night often disturbed the neighborhoodC. Kalu couldnt stop the thief without the authors fathers helpD. Kalu came to win the authors familys heart with his loyalty23. The underlined w
18、ord “desolate” in the last paragraph probably means “_”.A. empty B. bare C. unusual D. peaceful24. According to the last paragraph, what did the author learn from his experience?A. First impressions are never to be relied on.B. “Dont judge a book by its cover” applies to both humans and dogs.C. Ordi
19、nary as a person or a dog may look, we should treat them as extraordinary.D. Your feelings toward somebody or something can change after you are helped out.BYou may laugh it off if someone told you that extreme weather disasters were actually a childs tricks. But El Nino, meaning “little boy” in Spa
20、nish, could be about to cause trouble.A recent statement from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned of3a strong El Nino event that may be similar to the strongest in modern times. Scientists believe that evidence shows a more than 90 percent chance that it is coming and its g
21、oing to be big. “If this lives up to its potential, this thing can bring a lot of floods, mudslides (泥石流), and trouble,” said Bill Patzert, a NASA scientist.El Nino is a climate event occurring in the Pacific Ocean. The wind usually blows strongly from east to west due to the rotation (旋转) of the Ea
22、rth. This causes water to pile up in the Western Pacific and pulls up colder water from the bottom in the eastern part. However, in El Nino years, the winds pushing the water get weaker and cause the warmer water to shift back toward the east. This warms the ocean as it travels before finally reachi
23、ng the shores of North and South America. In an El Nino event, the waters of the eastern Pacific can be up to 4 degrees Celsius warmer than usual.Most El Ninos last from 9 to 12 months and their effects are felt around December. They dont happen every year though, usually between every two to seven
24、years.Last seen in 1997-98, El Nino caused severe droughts in Australia, the Philippines and Indonesia, as well as deadly floods in Peru and Ecuador. The world also heats up during an ElNino 1998 became the warmest year on record at the time. If the current trend continues, 2015 is almost certainly
25、to become the hottest year yet again.A strong El Nino also affects hurricane seasons around the planet. The warmer the Eastern Pacific is, the more hurricanes it gets. The Western Pacific, on the other hand, tends to see more and stronger typhoons.The weather isnt the only thing thats affected. Warm
26、er surface waters in the Eastern Pacific make the cold-water fish swim away and damage the fishing industry in much of Latin America.25. What is the text mainly about?A. El Nino and its harmful effects.B. Extreme weather disasters ever.C. The hottest years ever in history.D. The strongest El Nino in
27、 history.26. Which of the following statements is TRUE about El Nino?A. It results from hurricanes or typhoons in the oceans.B. It happens every two years and last about half a year.C. It is a weather phenomenon occurring in the Atlantic.D. It can cause extreme weather, such as floods and droughts.2
28、7. During an El Nino year, _.A. the wind blows so strongly that it causes the water to pile upB. the fishing industry in much of Latin America is likely to sufferC. the more typhoons it experiences, the warmer the Western Pacific isD. the surface water in the Eastern Pacific usually gets colder than
29、 ever28. El Nino in fact results from _.A. a little Spanish childs trick B. the natural rotating of the EarthC. an American experts prediction D. the weaker winds in the PacificCFor most people today, their GPS (Global Positioning System) has become a life line, giving directions to the nearest bath
30、room or restaurant. But the price we pay for the convenience could be our sense of direction.“I do think GPS devices cause our navigational(导航 ) skills to atrophy， ” said Nora Newcombe, a US psychologist who studies how the human brain navigates. “The problem is that you dont see an overview of the
31、area and where you are in relation to other things.”To understand the risk, you first need to understand how our brain keeps us from getting lost. Through experiments, researchers have found that our navigational strategies usually fall into two groups.The first involves a spatial (空间的) map inside y
32、our brain. As you explore an area, you think about how the streets fit together and the best way to get between different locations. Eventually, the map lets you navigate between any two points in the area.The second involves a series of landmarks and steps: Turn right at the gas station, and your s
33、chool is on the left. Its quick and reliable, but less flexibleit doesnt help you get from your school to a totally new place, even if its nearby.According to the research, people who are bad at navigation have trouble with the first strategycreating spatial maps. Whats more, further studies have sh
34、own that peoples ability to create spatial maps is decided by how often we use the skill. That helps explain what happens when people trust themselves with GPS devices. According to a research, people depending on GPS show more activity in the part of the brain that is good at following directions b
35、ut less activity in the part which creates the spatial maps.It turns out that our sense of direction isnt the only thing we could lose. One thing that could go is our connection to the environment we travel through. Researchers have found that when people rely on GPS while driving, their memory of t
36、heir trip is of a route on a screen, rather than the landscape they traveled through.29. The underlined word “atrophy” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _.A. become stronger B. become weakerC. become more useful D. become less important30. People having a poor sense of direction _.A. rely more
37、 on the first strategy than the second for directionB. usually find the second strategy more reliable and flexibleC. tend to have problems creating spatial maps in their mindD. are likey to become wiser by using the GPS navigation31. How could the frequent use of GPS affect people according to the a
38、rticle?A. It might ruin their ability to navigate.B. It is to produce more activity in their brain.C. It enables them to enjoy better scenery along.D. It makes them become less independent.32. What can be inferred about the writers attitude towards using GPS?A. He encourages us not to use it.B. He t
39、hinks highly of this technology.C. He doesnt care how often its used.D. He discourages us from overusing it.DDear Daughter,We have not seen you for a while now, so I thought we might check in. Did you fall off the edge of the Earth? Your mother worries, you know, and I am just curious. Well, I am mo
40、re than5curious. I feel abandoned.Apparently youve abandon us for your career. I can understand that, because youve always had a wonderful work ethic. Look, obviously your long absence has confused us. As we go about our daily routines, your mother and I are distracted both by your absence and our p
41、ride in your career. The other day, I entered my work password into the microwave, then stood there cursing it for not working.Listen, a lot has happened since youve been away. Abraham Lincoln was shot. We had two more children a princess, now 23; a boy, now 12. Yesterday I bought a very clean 2001
42、Camaro car from an older woman. Your mother is not happy about this. She says it is the kind of muscle car driven by ex-criminals when they examine your house at 2 am. In response, I tell her it was the car of my dreams when I was 18.So thats where your long absence has left us. Your long absence is
43、 not so bad, though we miss your roaring laughter . the way your cheeks flush when you eat Thai food. How you always march too hard into the house, like a Scotsman stepping on snakes.Each evening, your mother now waits by the window the way she did when you used to step off the bus in first grade. B
44、et that drove you crazy even then, her running out on the porch like youd just returned from a month-long journey to the moon.Look, parents are not easy people. But should the urge ever hit you, feel free to stop by sometime. Our house is your house. Our hearts are yours too. And your mother is stil
45、l waiting by the window .Love,Dad33. The author entered the wrong password into the microwave because _.A. kinds of passwords made him confusedB. he was totally obsessed with his workC. he was affected by his daughters long absenceD. he had forgotten how to use the microwave34. The author describes
46、his and his wifes current situation by _.A. comparing the past and presentB. talking about history and his dreamC. listing changes they have made to their routinesD. detailing strange things they have started doing35. From the article, we can conclude that the author is _.A. humorous B. inspiring C.
47、 serious D. patient第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 1 0 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Americas holiday shopping season started on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. 36 Shoppers make the most money this time of year, about 20 percent to 30 percent of all revenue all year. About 136 million
48、people shopped during the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.37 In an era of instant information, shoppers can use their mobile phones to find deals. Nearly 80 percent of this years holiday shoppers, or about 183.8 million people, shopped on Cyber Monday. 38 Online spending on Black Friday rose 15 percent to hit $2.7 billion thisyear. Cyber Monday spending increased 12 percent to $3 billion. NBC News reported that for many, shopping online was a more comfortable alter
